Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Eliachna | |
Eliachna chileana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Chile in the provinces of Talca, Curicó, Cautín, Malleco and Ñuble.
The length of the forewings is 7.1-7.8 mm for males and 6.7–7 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is dull silvery-grey, faintly overscaled with red orange and copper orange. The hindwings are pale olive brown with faint brownish-grey reticulations (a net-like pattern). Adults have been recorded on wing in December and January.
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